I opened shortly after midnight. My partner was Bewara...and she did a wonderful job! Even the gift wrapping was great!I saved all the ribbon and paper, and even the boxes inside the wrapping were decorative!

First gift: glass flower and vintage teddy bear buttonscloseups; sorry they are blurry since I don't have a proper camera.

Second gift: glass teddy bear earrings and pendant

Third gift: teddy bear embroidery

Fourth gift: hand dyed roving (the colors are just a bit richer than this photo)

Fifth gift: handmade teddy bear (!!!!)

Sixth gift: learn how to tat book w/DVD

She even included a letter explaining all of the gifts (like the fact that she and her husband made all the glass that she sent me). She also included a picture tutorial on how she made the bear beads. I'm excited about getting bears, sine even though I collect them, I haven't gotten very many lately. YAY!!

My Secret Santa was ivagrovegirl! She did a fantastic job spoiling me. Thank you so much I love everything!

1st the pretty packaging:

Look at this cute embellished owl that she made. I collect owls and he is perfect!I love the color combo and have named him Pop! (reasoning the colors just pop and he is so darn cute) great job!next a beautiful Neckwarmer that Emily said I could also use as tree garland. This is such a pretty pink! For the photo I arranged it in the Breast Cancer Symbol! It is so well made and thick that it will be perfect. I am in my PJ's right now but will update later when I can model it with my coat.

As if this was not enough she also included something else I collect: Fabric, woo hoo!!!! These are gorgeous! Will hoard then till I find the perfect me gift to use them on, will not be sharing these with any one else!

Thanks again Emily, you where the best Secret Santa!!!!!!!!!! I knew when the parcel arrived since I had wrote down where everyone in my group lived prior to our parcels arriving and knew from the post mark. This swap was so much fun!!!! Thanks to our organizers also great job!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not sure who my secret santa was but she's from Germany She sent a wonderful pkg of goodies though! I received some cookies, marzipan balls, hand lotion, a wonderful purse with owl pin that I just LOVE, and a very cute matching wristlet/bag. The purse is a great size and will get used a lot, I'm sure. I really love the colors too-you hit it perfect!I'm really happy with my gifts Thank you so much!!!

the purse is corduroy which I love in the fall/winter.no cookies in the pic because the kids dug right into them....